Eric Whitman
Eric Ioan Emlyn Whitman (31 July 1909 — 5 December 1990) was a Welsh cricketer and teacher.
Early life
[edit]Whitman was born in Barry, Glamorgan.[1]
Cricket
[edit]Whitman, who had taken up cricket in university, played club cricket for Barry Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played two first-class games for Glamorgan during the 1932 season, appearing in the lower order in both games.[1]
Military service
[edit]Whitman served as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, leaving the service on 27 June 1945.[2][3]
Teaching career
[edit]Following the end of his cricketing career, Whitman became a school teacher. By 1951 he was teaching at Bournemouth School.[4] In 1958 he became the first headmaster of Aldridge Grammar School where he remained until his retirement in 1974.
Marriage
[edit]Whitman married Madge Trowell in East Glamorgan in 1936.[5]
Death
[edit]Whitman died in Norwich, Norfolk on 5 December 1990, aged 81.
External links
[edit]- 1 2 "Eric Whitman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ↑ "National Library of Scotland, Air Force lists, November 1941". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 October 1945
- ↑ Old Bournemouthians, staff photo
- ↑ Freebmd.org.uk, search
- Eric Whitman at Cricket Archive (subscription required)